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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Gunstock Mountain, Mt. Rowe, NH
Trails
Trails: Brook Trail, Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 3, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of room at Gunstock ski area (closed for season). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A few crossings on the lower Brook Trail. One or two were a little tricky, but rocks could be found nearby. Crossings can be avoided altogether by hopping onto the ski trails. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: 8" blowdown on the Ridge Trail about a quarter of a mile south of the Weeks junction. Tree top blowdown a few hundred yards south of Mt. Rowe. Brook Trail could use some more blazing and signage at the ski trail crossings due to fallen trees. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: May want to have them on leash on the lower ridge trail due to Mountain Coaster construction. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Especially in light of the Mountain Coaster being constructed on the lower Ridge Trail, I think the Gunstock-Rowe loop from the elementary school (Mt. Rowe Trail) is a much nicer loop than from this side at this point.

Brook Trail was a hodgepodge of conditions dry trail, black ice, and some avoidable blue ice. Ski trail crossings were frozen granular (if ascending the ski trails before temperatures warm up again, traction would be a good idea). Still a foot or more of base on the ski trails at the crossings.

Ridge Trail was snow free with a few minor ice patches up high. Lower Ridge Trail (eg the Mt. Rowe access road) is the site of the Mountain Coaster construction (which tops out at the ski jump).  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-03 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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